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-A government backed monolopy
granted to inventors to exploit an invention
. Supposedly short-lived in nature the idea
was that patents would encourage inovation
.
+A government backed, time limited monopoly
granted to inventors on their inventions
. It
was intended as an incentive to publish business secrets
.
-Modern patents are normally held by large organisations
, such as [IBM]
and [RedHat
].
+The concept is nowadays of disputable worth
, and has turned
[patently absurd | http://klangraum.dyndns.org/~ap/readings/patently_absurd.html
] in the US. The USPTO is obviously run by a bunch of plonkers.
.
-See: IntellectualProperty
, SoftwarePatent, CopyRight
+Modern patents are normally held by large organisations
, such as [IBM] and [RedHat].
-''I'm not a lawyer and wiki content does not constitute legal advice'' -- StuartYeates
+See also:
+* SoftwarePatent
+* IntellectualProperty
+* CopyRight
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